Edgar Allan Poe

Since 2010, John DiDonna has been Orlando's boogeyman. In October that year, the Valencia College professor and local theater producer staged a creepy show combining dramatic storytelling, classic-literature dance and inventive puppetry. Audiences responded to the spooky mix, and "Phantasmagoria" became not only a Halloween tradition but an eye-catching year-round addition to the local arts scene. Says DiDonna with a chuckle: "Everybody likes to be scared." Now the troupe is poised for even greater success with appearances at cosplay and fantasy-fan gatherings, a comic-book series and the first out-of-town engagement of a full-scale show:...

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